How have you fallen victim to the affects of hyperreality?

I have fallen victim to the affects of hyperreality mainly through the sports equipment advertisement. For example, "Nike Tiempo Premier SGT Glove - Royal "(Eurosport). I understand ususally afterr the fact that I ahve bought hundred and twenty dollar gloves that these gloves will not make my skills any better than what they were before, but that for some reason does not sink in. I will still purchase these gloves as if I NEED them and as if when I have them in my possession that I will not only become royalty, nbut will also become some sort of premier goalkeeper because of these gloves. Another example would have to be goalkeeping appreal. Another example being, "adidas Goalkeeper Undershirt " (Eurosport). This tells me that my old white tank that i ususally wear is not doing the trick anymore and that now i need to purchase a forty dollar undershirt that i wont get to even show off I just wear it underneath my jersey thats already dry-fit so i wont drench my jersey and the sweat will slow me down from diving for the ball. Knowing myself in a year or two I will fall victim to both of these useless items, but at that moment in time I will feel as if I NEED them to be that much greater of goalkeeper.

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2 faces of pain

right here, right now, i wish i was invisible. i'm tired of wearing my mask. why do i do this to myself. alone in my room i cry and become drowned in thought. why is it so hard to be happy, even though i have friends, are you really my friend? i wish i could ask them, but what would happen then? would we still be friends? would be the same? i laugh when people say that i'm so cool and funny, and confident. i'm always thinking, me? no. i'm not cool, i want to tell them, i'm really just telling you what you want to hear. funny. no. its just what i want you to know about me. i did this to myself. i make people laugh because it gets rid of my pain. i don't know why i am this way, but i just am.when it comes to people who are my "friends" i hate to see them cry, i hate to see them hurt. its my responsibility to help them. thats just the way i am. i wish i was the same person on the inside that i am on the outside. problems, problems, problems thats all i deal with all day. i want to tell people who i really am but will i be accepted? will they still see me the same way? would they try to help me? would they care for me as much as i care for them? why do i care so much? walking in the hall i feel alone. alone even with the halls packed with those i love and care for i am alone.
Hollow
emotionless
am i really a good person? wandering the hallways i think and the world around me seems like a dream
I'M TIRED OF LAUGHING WHEN NOTHING IS FUNNY!
I'M TIRED OF MAKING JOKES THAT ONLY NUMB THE PAIN!
I'M TIRED OF OF BEING THE PERSON THAT ALWAYS WIPES EVERYONES TEARS, BUT NOBODY IS THERE TO WIPE MINE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
i'm alone everywhere it seems like. at school i'm alone i'm an only. but i want to be happy and i want to feel as if i am loved and accepted by someone. i want to be in someones arms that knows who i am.
i want to be warm
i want to be wanted
i want
i want, but i know i will never have because if i get too close i do something to mess it all up becasuse if something happens i dont want to hurt them so,
i run from the arms i desire,
i hide from what hurts me,
i run from what i do not understand.
a shoulder to lean on. and a smile to ease my stress
thats happiness to me.
and with this i hide my heart in my back pocket
away from everyone
away from light, so,
i am a hollow body who walks the halls

As Christians what do we do with the CRISIS of postmodernity?

As Christians we somewhat reject and accpet the crisis within postmodernity. We believe of cousre out of chaops and all this freedom comes trials and salvation. We reject it because when it comes to being postmodern or having a postmodern way of thinking,we as Christians do not only seek to find ourselves but we seek to help others first, thwn through that we identify ourselves with the God who created us. Through the crisis we find peace, though we get overwhelmed and anxiety driven we stop and find a way to slow down all the thoughts that consume our heads. we find that peaceful time when nothing matters except God and you. We slow down. What we do as Christians with the crisis of postemodernity is we embrcae and trun it into order or into what we as Christians believe is order.

Is Horatio's tone disapproving or approving of Rosencrantz and Guildenstern?

i think that horatio's tone is approval of them, because they did their job which was to transport Hamlet. it doesn't really matter if they knew what the letter said or not they were not working for the purpose of networking they were working for the purpose of money of profit/ employment. So i think that is what horatio is trying to put more emphasis on is that they did what they did for money not for friendship.